Concrete post for clothes-lines.



T. H. LAURENT.

GONOBETE POS I FOB CLOTHES LINES.

Patented Oct. 4,1910.

APPLIOATION IILBD JAH I INVENTOR Tlw/lmsfilaamvf nronusvs WITNESSES:

3 NI ED. PA'IENT OFFICE.

THOMAS H. LAURENT, 0F NUTLEY,. NEW JERSEY.

CONCRETE POST EOR CLOTHES- LINES.

To all whom itmay concern: I

Be it known that I, T nomas I'I. LAURENT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Nutley, in thecounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Concrete Post for Clothes- Lines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: to pro-' vide a post for supporting clothes lines which will not rot when placed in the ground or become demolished by exposure to the climate; and to provide a post for the purpose set forth which is durable and economical in manufacture and installation.

One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which likecharacters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in Which.

Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of a post constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a cross section on an enlarged scale, of a cross tree of the extended bracket arm constructed in accordance with the present invention, and taken on the line 22 in Fig. 1; Fig, 3 is a fragmentary view in vertical section and on an enlarged scale, of the upper end of the post ilhistrated in Fig. 1 and taken on the line- 33 therein; Fig. 4, is a cross section of the post on an enlarged scale taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the post having a single hook at the top thereof.

As a reinforcement, a metal pipe 5 is employed to prevent the fracture of the cement casing (3 forming thebody of the post. The pipe 5 is extended to nearthe top of the post. In the upper end of thepipe is 'insertcd the shank 7 of a hook 8'. The hook 8 has a horizontal extension of a length suflicient to project the hook end beyond the side of the completed post. The shank 7 of.

the hook 8'is designed to completely fill the pilpe Fr, as shown in-Fig. 3 of the drawings.

h the pipe5 thus engaged with the hook 8, and supported in a proper mold, the post is constructed by poin'ing or casting within the mold a concrete or grout of suitable composition and consistency. The post, when thus constmcted, would have a single Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 19, 1910. Serial No. 538,803.

' simple, durable Wit uesses:

side thereof and at near the to Inlimited composed of. a section of hollow pipe, inside Patented Oct. 4, 1910.

hook, to wit, the hook 8 extended from the Y whereof, and at proper intervals, are formed a series of perforations 10.. The perfora-' tions .10 aredesigned to ass the bent ends 11 ofthe horizontal shanks 12, 12 of hooks 13, 13. The. hooks 13, 13 are bent to the form illustrated in F ig., 2 of the drawings.

The arm 9 is manufactured by placing the shanks 12, 12 of the hooks 13, 13 in position, when a liquid cement is poured ,into one end of the pipe formin the arm 9,. the other end thereof being 0 osed.';' The cement will flowaround and intimately-encompass the ,bent ends 11, 11 and shanks 12, 12 of the hooks 13, 13, thereby simply, rigidly and cheaply anchoring the same in position.

With an arm 9 thusconstructed, it is obvious that corrosion will not/occur Within the interior of the said pipe. -The' outer surface is suitably painted or otherwisepro tected against corrosion by the elements.

\Vhen now a post such as shown in Fig. 1

is'constructed, the arm 9 is laid across the mold in the proper position, asshown in the drawings, when the liquid or plastic concrete is placed therein, surrounding the rein forcing pipe 5, hook 8 and the arm 9. then the concrete is set it will be foundthata and economical post has been COIIStI'lICtOd.

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by 'Letters Patent is:

A concrete post for clothes lines comprising areinforcing hollow metal pipe extended longitudinally therein; a hook having'a straight depended extension mounted within the hollow upper end of said. pipe VVILLIAM' S. WAonn, V NNlnfK. (lo'rrLnm.

J5 and extending beyond the side of the eoni- 

